| Eric Smith | |
| Fullname: | Eric Anders Smith |
| Birth Date: | 8 January 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Halmstad, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.90 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | FC St. Pauli |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Halmstads BK |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Halmstads BK |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs2: | IFK Norrköping |
| Caps2: | 43 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Gent |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Tromsø (loan) |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | → IFK Norrköping (loan) |
| Caps5: | 27 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021 |
| Clubs6: | → FC St. Pauli (loan) |
| Caps6: | 5 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021– |
| Clubs7: | FC St. Pauli |
| Caps7: | 72 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Sweden U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Sweden U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 09:08, 18 September 2024 (UTC) |
Eric Anders Smith (born 8 January 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.[1]
In January 2016, Smith joined Swedish team IFK Norrköping,[2] and moved abroad in June 2018 signing with Gent.[3]
Smith joined 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli on loan for the second half of the 2020–21 season. FC St. Pauli secured an option to sign him permanently.[4]
Smith was born in Sweden, and his father Anders is a former footballer.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Halmstads BK | 2014 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1 | |||||
| IFK Norrköping | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 60 | 0 | ||||
| Gent | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Tromsø (loan) | 2019 | Eliteserien | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| IFK Norrköping (loan) | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| St. Pauli (loan) | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| St. Pauli | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 65 | 5 | |||||
| Career total | 182 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 212 | 6 | ||||
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